CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Arbach 2016: 271
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters5.5
Chronology
PeriodC

TEXT


   1  W(r)[ʾ]l Ġyln (Y)hnʿm w-Ḏm—
   2  (r)ʿly [Ḏ]byn Yhrgb bnw (S²)h—
   3  (r) Ygl Yhrgb w-Yd[ʿʾ]b Ynf
   4  (Y)[hn]ʿm bn Ḏ(m)r(ʿl)y (ʾ)[mlk] (Q)t(b)[n]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 43, w. 39, th. 24
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteHajar Kuḥlān
Ancient siteTmnʿ
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple Ys²hl (of the goddess ʾṯrt).
NotesThe inscription was found at the base of the monumental staircase.
Arbach 2016: 270 "Le temple a été muni d’un escalier monumental à une date postérieure à sa construction. Cet accès comportait un escalier principal, large de 4,65m, qui se termine par des propylées".
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Arbach 2016: 270-271, fig.Arbach, Mounir 2016. Annexe : les inscriptions du temple d'Athirat (II. Il tempio di Athirat : rapporto finale degli scavi 1999-2000). Pages 259-287 in Alessandro de Maigret and Christian J. Robin (eds). Gli scavi Italo-Francesi di Tamnaʿ (Repubblica dello Yemen). Rapporto finale. (Orient & Méditerranée, 20). Paris: De Boccard.